Trends in particle and nuclei identification techniques in nuclear physics experiments

A Badalà, M La Cognata, R Nania, M Osipenko… - La Rivista del Nuovo …, 2022 - Springer
Particle identification techniques are fundamental tools in nuclear physics experiments.
Discriminating particles or nuclei produced in nuclear interactions allows to better …

Microwave techniques for electron cyclotron resonance plasma diagnostics

D Mascali, E Naselli, G Torrisi - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This paper reviews the main microwave diagnostic techniques and tools adopted in electron
cyclotron resonance (ECR)(and others) ion source laboratories, with a special focus on …

Presolar grain isotopic ratios as constraints to nuclear and stellar parameters of asymptotic giant branch star nucleosynthesis

S Palmerini, M Busso, D Vescovi, E Naselli… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent models for evolved low-mass stars (with M≲ 3 M⊙), undergoing the asymptotic giant
branch (AGB) phase assume that magnetic flux-tube buoyancy drives the formation of 13 C …

A novel approach to β-decay: Pandora, a new experimental setup for future in-plasma measurements

D Mascali, D Santonocito, S Amaducci, L Andò… - Universe, 2022 - mdpi.com
Theoretical predictions as well as experiments performed at storage rings have shown that
the lifetimes of β-radionuclides can change significantly as a function of the ionization state …

Nuclear physics midterm plan at LNS

C Agodi, F Cappuzzello, G Cardella… - … Physical Journal Plus, 2023 - epjplus.epj.org
The next years will see the completion of several new facilities at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica
Nucleare–Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS) opening up new possibilities in the fields of …

Theoretical estimate of the half-life for the radioactive 134Cs and 135Cs in astrophysical scenarios

S Taioli, D Vescovi, M Busso, S Palmerini… - The astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze the 55 134Cs 56 134Ba and 55 135Cs 56 135Ba β− decays, which are
crucial production channels for Ba isotopes in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars. We …

Design study of a HPGe detector array for β-decay investigation in laboratory ECR plasmas

E Naselli, D Santonocito, S Amaducci, L Celona… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the frame of the PANDORA project, a new experimental approach aims at measuring in-
plasma β-decay rate as a function of thermodynamical conditions of the environment …

Quantitative analysis of an ECR Ar plasma structure by X-ray spectroscopy at high spatial resolution

E Naselli, R Racz, S Biri, M Mazzaglia… - Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In the frame of the PANDORA_Gr3 project, aiming at measuring for the first time in-plasma
nuclear β-decays of astrophysical interest, an innovative multi-diagnostic approach to …

Innovative analytical method for X-ray imaging and space-resolved spectroscopy of ECR plasmas

E Naselli, R Rácz, S Biri, M Mazzaglia, L Celona… - Condensed …, 2021 - mdpi.com
At the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics-Southern National Laboratory (INFN-
LNS), and in collaboration with the ATOMKI laboratories, an innovative multi-diagnostic …

Neutron-Driven Nucleosynthesis in Stellar Plasma

R Spartà, M La Cognata, GL Guardo, S Palmerini… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A large uncertainty for the slow neutron capture nucleosynthesis (s-process) models is
caused by the amount of neutrons available to the process itself. This quantity is strongly …